αλεξιβρόχιο
Greek
Etymology
From αλεξι- (alexi-, “protection, deflection”) + βροχή (vrochí, “rain”), calque of French parapluie. Attested since 1897 in Katharevousa as ἀλεξιβρόχιον (alexibrókhion).[1]
Noun
αλεξιβρόχιο • (alexivróchio) n (plural αλεξιβρόχια)
- (dated) umbrella
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αλεξιβρόχιο (alexivróchio) | αλεξιβρόχια (alexivróchia) |
| genitive | αλεξιβροχίου (alexivrochíou) αλεξιβρόχιου (alexivróchiou) |
αλεξιβροχίων (alexivrochíon) |
| accusative | αλεξιβρόχιο (alexivróchio) | αλεξιβρόχια (alexivróchia) |
| vocative | αλεξιβρόχιο (alexivróchio) | αλεξιβρόχια (alexivróchia) |
Synonyms
- ομπρέλα f (ompréla) (modern, usual term)
Related terms
- αλεξήλιο n (alexílio, “'sun' umbrella”)
References
- ^ ἀλεξιβρόχιον p.38, vol.1 - Koumanoudis, Stefanos Αth. (1900) Συναγωγὴ νέων λέξεων ὑπὸ τῶν λογίων πλασθεισῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλώσεως μέχρι τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς χρόνων. Sunagōgḕ néōn léxeōn hupò tôn logíōn plastheisôn apò tês Alṓseōs mékhri tôn kath’ hēmâs khrónōn. [A collection of new words created by scholars from the fall of Constantinople until our times.] (In Katharevousa, Greek) Vols:1‑2. Athens: P. Dh. Sakellariou. @anemi, abbreviations (V).
Further reading
- αλεξιβρόχιο - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christikó lexikó tis neoellenikís glóssas) [A Practical Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)